The Young Turk Revolution restored the Ottoman constitution of 1876 and the parliament, ending the absolute rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, who had suspended them in 1878. It was triggered by officers of the Third Army in Macedonia, members of the Committee of Union and Progress such as Enver Bey and Niyazi Bey, who rebelled amid fears that the European powers would partition Macedonia. The sultan gave in and reinstated the constitution, and elections followed. A counter-coup attempt in April 1909 failed, and Abdul Hamid was deposed. In the following years the committee dominated the government and moved toward Turkish nationalism, while Bulgaria declared independence and Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia in 1908, exploiting the turmoil.
Before and after
- 8 July 1908Birth of Nelson Rockefeller
- 12 July 1908Founding of Sweden men's national football team
- 19 July 1908Founding of Feyenoord Rotterdam
- 19 July 1908Founding of World Aquatics
- 24 July 1908Young Turk Revolution of 1908
- 7 August 1908Discovery of Venus of Willendorf
- 12 August 1908Ford Model T
- 25 August 1908Death of Antoine Henri Becquerel
- 27 August 1908Birth of Lyndon B. Johnson
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